In the studio 1/11/2015
I've had about a half-dozen painting sessions with The News. The 44" x 60" painting is mid-flight. I estimate there will at least that many more sessions before it's finished. Large-sized paintings with just a…
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Studio chaos
What better way to start the new year than turn the studio upside-down? As part of a general house reorganization, we moved the cable modem and router into the studio. This meant we had to move…
Finished painting: John in Profile
I finished this small painting this morning. It's another in the series of my young children posing outside with a white lawn chair. I think this is the 3rd or 4th in this series. I have another…
Christmas morning
Christmas morning. My daughter, Jane, is home from college, and we're waiting for her and our two high school-age sons to wake up. This is the first Christmas that the children didn't get us up…
Finished painting: Black River
I finally got this small painting--21" x 30"--to a good place. This morning's session was the 9th. [caption id="attachment_4495" align="aligncenter" width="444"] Newly finished 'Black River'[/caption] I wanted to do a full figure in a small…
Robert Koepnick, sculptor
When I was in high school, my regular habit was to take the bus downtown from my suburban home outside Dayton, Ohio. After rambling about, I always went to the library to read and study.…
Invisible art
Whenever I go to mass (I don't go as often as I should), I'm alert to the art in the church. Last winter, we made our first visit to Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy…
Oil brushes
I have a lot of oil brushes, as can be seen in the accompanying photo. I have another much smaller group for watercolor. I NEVER use my watercolor brushes for oil painting. Watercolor brushes are…